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Salvaged from a worn out cassette tape in trumpeter Kim Paterson's collection, this live recording of Bernie McGann in Sydney in 1966 reveals his unique style as already fully formed. Bobby Gebert played piano and composed two of the pieces, New Zealanders Paterson and Andy Brown played trumpet ...

A 30,000 strong coalition made up of Iraqi army troops - Shi-ite millitias and Sunni tribes - have begun a push to take back the city of Tikrit less than 200 hundred kilometres to Baghdad's north. Tikrit is significant strategically because it lies on the road to Iraq's second city of Musul, which ...

Aboriginal leaders are angry after Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion described living conditions in remote Indigenous communities as cave-like and uncivilised. In comments to The Australian newspaper Senator Scullion argued that jobseekers working for the dole could be tasked ...

The Federal Government has officially announced the scrapping of the five dollar GP co-payment. While a new policy has yet to be negotiated with the medical profession, Health Minister Sussan Ley says those who can afford it, should be paying more for a visit to their doctor. The minister says ...

Four weeks after a failed midnight leadership challenge in the Northern Territory, an opinion poll suggests the Chief Minister is unpopular with voters and his government facing an electoral wipeout. It's the first major poll in the Territory since the Country Liberals were returned to office ...

A dispute has arisen involving the estate of a young man who died without a will which led to a very unexpected outcome. Under the law of intestacy, his $600,000 estate goes to his estranged wife, even though the couple had already finalised their property settlement. ...

Authorities in Bali expect Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran to be moved to another island this week in preparation for their executions, but so far no timeframe announced for the executions has been stuck to....

The tech heavy NASDAQ share index in the United States burst back above the 5000 point barrier overnight. It's a significant milestone as it's the first time the index has reached those heights since 2000. Many analysts see the recovery as proof of a much more mature internet economy where ...

The internet is killing good old fashion letter writing, which Australia Post says is killing its bottom line. It's proposing raising stamp prices from 70c to $1, they also want to introduce a two tier system for regular mail - people would pay extra for next day delivery, or wait half a week. ...

The former headmaster of Sydney's Knox Grammar School says it never crossed his mind to report complaints of sexual abuse to police in the 1980s. Dr Ian Paterson has apologised to former students and their families, but told the hearing that he did not think some of the abuse was a crime at the time. ...

It's been barely six months since Fiji returned to a parliamentary democracy, but its coup leader-turned-prime minister says he can guarantee the human rights of every citizen. Frank Bainimarama made the claim during a speech at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva overnight. And ...

Data about your life gathered by an ever-increasing number of smart phones, GPS and other devices for private profit has led experts to warn current privacy laws aren't keeping up with technological change....